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I am trying to replace my control arms, the bolts came out fine without struggle, but the parts wont come apart. I cant separate the control arm from the strut base, the nuts are off but it wont budge at all.

Am i missing something here? i cant believe that this is this difficult...

there are three bolts that attach the steering bracket to the strut housing. you should not need to remove ball joint to drop the bracket. you must drop the bracket get the control arm off to begin with. if all three mounting bolts are removed, one or two good shots to the top of the ball joint should free the bracket. it is only held on by the three bolts and a locating pin cast in the strut housing.

there are three bolts that attach the steering bracket to the strut housing. you should not need to remove ball joint to drop the bracket. you must drop the bracket get the control arm off to begin with. if all three mounting bolts are removed, one or two good shots to the top of the ball joint should free the bracket. it is only held on by the three bolts and a locating pin cast in the strut housing.

Oh, yea I know what youre talkin about. Trust me, I got it. This isn't my first rodeo lol. Since I've lowered the car, there is much more strain on the control arms, requiring a ball joint splitter.
I appreciate your help!